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Ruth Reichl
There have always been fewer women in the restaurant business than men, but many claim the situation is getting worse. Editor of Gourmet magazine, Ruth Reichl, explains why there are so few women in kitchens across America. Then, Douglas Brinkley, author of Wheels for the World, chronicles the rise and revolutionary force of the Ford Motor Company. Plus, U.K.'s Astronomer Royal Sir Martin Rees explains why he believes humans don’t have a sure shot at surviving the 21st century. And Thierry Despont, curator of the internationally acclaimed Van Gogh exhibit in Amsterdam, discusses the significance of Van Gogh’s work.
Ruth Reichl
There have always been fewer women in the restaurant business than men and the situation seems to be getting worse. Ruth Reichl, editor of Gourmet magazine, explains why are there are so few women in kitchens across America.
Douglas Brinkley
Douglas Brinkley chronicles the rise and revolutionary force of the Ford Motor Company, Wheels for the World: Henry Ford, His Company And A Century of Progress. Read an excerpt of Brinkley's book in the Reading Room.
Douglas Brinkley will be speaking at:
Barnes and Noble
Broadway/82nd St.
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Douglas Brinkley will be speaking at:
Barnes and Noble
Broadway/82nd St.
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Sir Martin Rees
U.K.'s Astronomer Royal Sir Martin Rees explains why he believes humans don’t have a sure shot at surviving the 21st century, Our Final Hour: A Scientist’s Warning: How Terror, Error and Environmental Disaster Threaten Humankind’s Future in This Century.
Thierry Despont
Thierry Despont, curator of the internationally acclaimed Van Gogh exhibit in Amsterdam, discusses the significance of Van Gogh’s work.
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